Courtesy of Human Rights Council of Washington CountyThe winning poster from Oregon Islamic Academy seventh grade student Naveen Alkhatib was selected for its creativity and attention to detail. Alkhatib said the theme was inspired by her multicultural friends and family.

"I want to be an anime drawer," she said, referring to a Japanese style of animation.

The Beaverton girl beat out more than 100 other young artists from seven schools to win the countywide contest. The seventh-grader, who attends Oregon Islamic Academy in Tigard, said she's been inspired to participate in more art competitions.

She's also begun working on a graphic novel tentatively named "Kuratsutru" -- a Japanese term for "crystal."

Her colorful poster of the Earth, encircled by people of different races holding hands and carrying scrolls that read "we all can see it," was inspired by her own multicultural family and friends, Alkhatib said.

Alkhatib's father is Jordanian, her mother is Vietnamese, and many of her classmates come from diverse backgrounds.

"It's amazing how we all get along," she said. "We're all equal. It doesn't matter what background you're from."

Alkhatib spent two weeks working on the poster. She researched traditional clothes from several different cultures, sketched the first draft, then added color and details.

Emily Gottfried, the contest's organizer, said Alkhatib's elaborate theme stood out to judges.

"There were so many details in that poster that showed that she had really taken it seriously," Gottfried said.

This is the council's second year hosting the poster contest, which offers a grand prize of $100, as well $25 prizes for winners in four age groups.

"We do it to bring the issue of human rights out there for people to notice," Gottfried said. "If there's not an incident happening right around people, they tend to forget about it."

The poster contest is meant to get the young artists thinking about human rights and raise community awareness by displaying the finished work in public places.

Gottfried said Human Rights Council staff will present copies of Alkhatib's poster to government officials across Washington County. The poster will also appear at several Washington County locations in a roving exhibit by the Oregon Area Jewish Committee.

Alkhatib and the other winners will be recognized during the council's Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration on Jan. 16.

What to do with that $100 prize? Alkhatib said she hasn't decided.

Her mother, on the other hand, had an idea: At least some of it might be spent on art supplies.

"She's always in her room doing some kind of drawing," said Naveen's mother, Ha Alkhatib. "I buy a lot of paper."